The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes |
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Page 35
... seen in fig . 2 , which is more enriched than the last , and it is curious that the ornament adopted is in the form of the straps of a sandal , studded with dots throughout . In the original , the shoe is colored with a thin tint of ...
... seen in fig . 2 , which is more enriched than the last , and it is curious that the ornament adopted is in the form of the straps of a sandal , studded with dots throughout . In the original , the shoe is colored with a thin tint of ...
Page 38
... seen in our cut . The effigies of the early sovereigns of Eng- land , are generally represented in shoes decorated with bands across , as if in imitation of sandals . They are seldom colored black , as nearly all the examples of earlier ...
... seen in our cut . The effigies of the early sovereigns of Eng- land , are generally represented in shoes decorated with bands across , as if in imitation of sandals . They are seldom colored black , as nearly all the examples of earlier ...
Page 39
... seen from the cut here given of one found in a tomb of the period , and called that of St. Swithin , in Winchester cathedral . The shoe is engraved in " Gough's Sepulchral Monuments , " and the person who discovered it in the tomb thus ...
... seen from the cut here given of one found in a tomb of the period , and called that of St. Swithin , in Winchester cathedral . The shoe is engraved in " Gough's Sepulchral Monuments , " and the person who discovered it in the tomb thus ...
Page 40
... seen . The soles were small and round , rather worn , and of what would be called an elegant shape at present ; point- ed at the toe and very narrow , and were made and fitted to each foot . I have sent the pattern of one of the soles ...
... seen . The soles were small and round , rather worn , and of what would be called an elegant shape at present ; point- ed at the toe and very narrow , and were made and fitted to each foot . I have sent the pattern of one of the soles ...
Page 51
... seen in his full - length portrait , preserved in the British museum . A boot was worn by civilians , less rigid than the one last described , the leg taking more of the nat- ural shape , and the tops being smaller , of a more pliant ...
... seen in his full - length portrait , preserved in the British museum . A boot was worn by civilians , less rigid than the one last described , the leg taking more of the nat- ural shape , and the tops being smaller , of a more pliant ...
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ancient ancient Egypt ankle appear beautiful became Bloomfield boot or shoe boots and shoes British museum brogue buckles buskin calceus century chopine classes clothes color comfort common copied corns cothurnus covered Crispin decorated dress Drew early Egypt elastic boot England English engraved fashion fastened feet foot French front gentle craft Gideon Lee given gold half-boot heel high shoes HISTORY OF BOOTS inches instep kind of boot knee labor laced ladies London matter NOAH WORCESTER Ocrea ornamented pair of lasts pair of shoes period persons plate reign remarkable Roger Sherman Roman round Samuel Drew sandal says secured sewing Sherman shoemaker shoes worn silk skin slipper sole specimens stitches stockings Suwarrow tannic acid tanning THOMAS HOLCROFT thong thread tion toes trade upper leather Walkden walking wear wearer Wellington Wellington boot wore workman